Star Crossed In Time

She quickly pulls me over to the open area in the room. She places me in one spot before standing next to me. "Just follow me." She says with a kind smile. I give her a smile in return as she starts to move.

She slowly steps forward while swaying her arms gently. I carefully follow her lead and smile when I realize it isn't too hard. She then places one leg in front of the other while gently leaning forward then back, all while elegantly moving her arms.

"Very good but you want to have a sexy look or smile as you're dancing." She says gently shaking her hips. I follow her instructions and smile while shaking my hips. Sister Mei suddenly chokes and says "Maybe you should try the sexy look?" I frown at her words.

Was my smile scary? I shrug it off and try a "sexy" look but Sister Mei begins laughing before quickly catching herself and saying "Uh... a mask! It will give you a look of mystery and allure!" She walks over to the side before coming back with a matching veil that will hide the lower half of my face.

She wraps it around my ears and steps back to look. She smiles and nods her head while saying "This is much better. It will definitely attract attention!" I give her an awkward smile as we begin working on the simple dance moves again.

One of my favorite things to do back home was listening to Kpop! I loved Kpop and I would often try to do the dance moves so this simple thing was easy for me to master, especially when compared to the moves of Kpop artists!

After a few more times she was convinced I would do fine. She then gave me some water before saying "Tonight we will have some very important guests. Make sure to do your best, okay?" I nod my head before saying "Someone will be playing music so we aren't dancing in silence right?"

Sister Mei nods her head and says "Sister Ming will be playing music. She's the best one here! Let's fix our hair and makeup before heading over." I nod and let her do her thing as I think back on Zhen and his Granddaughter. I have to somehow get her attention and get her alone.

After we had freshened up someone knocks on the door while saying "The guests are here! Hurry up!" Sister Mei grabs my hand and pulls me behind her as she quickly runs out of the room. She pulls me out of the larger room and down the long hallway before stopping at closed doors.

"As soon as we hear the music we go in and start dancing okay?" She says while checking me over. I give her a quick nod before hearing a beautiful song coming from inside the room. Sister Mei opens the door and glides in. I take a deep breath and do the same.

The instant I glide into the room I look over to "Sister Ming" and sure enough, it's her! Even though I'm trying to make eye contact with her, she seems completely engrossed with the music. I follow the moves to the tee and even roll my hips when I'm supposed to but all I can think about is Ming Ming.

Why won't she look up??

"My my, the women here at the White Lotus have certainly upgraded."

"Yes, Madam Ying seems to have a good eye for women."

"We hope that these women satisfy you, My Lord."

"Mmmm..."

I stay in time with Sister Mei as we both throw our arms up while looking up and spinning around. The whole thing kinda reminded me of water dancing or ballet. Very slow and graceful. Ever so often I look over to Ming Ming but like before, she continues to concentrate on the music.

The music comes to a stop along with our dance. The men in the room begin clapping and saying "Good, very good! Come serve us some wine." Sister Mei hands me a jar while she takes the other. We then begin walking to the men and filling their glasses one by one.

"Such beautiful eyes... you must be mighty pretty under that veil." The man says while reaching up to touch the very bottom in a playful way. I look at the middle age man and give him a sweet smile before giggling and acting shy.

The man laughs in delight as I move onto the next man. I pour the wine into the porcelain cup as the man gives a low chuckle while saying "So this is where my clumsy wife ran off to." I nearly spill the wine as I look up at the man. Bai Lei...